Today's Features

This weekShelby Development
Shelby Development Corporation’s board of directors will meet 8 a.m. Friday at the Cardwell House.Shelby author’s book signing
Tracy Gayle, a Shelby County teacher and author of the new book Tilt-A-Whirl, will have a reading and book signing at 6:30 p.m. Friday at Claudia Sanders Dinner House in Shelbyville.

Santa Claus comes to Bagdad
Santa Claus will be in Bagdad 6-7:30 p.m. today to see all of the kids before Christmas. He and his elves will be serving cookies and drinks at the Bagdad Ruritan Club, 5632 Elmburg Road.Santa Claus is coming to town

A group of swimmers and parents met at the Shelbyville Walmart to shop for five angels for the Salvation Army’s Angel Tree. What was so amazing was seeing the participants put so much thought and effort into shopping and showing compassion for the children they had adopted. Said one participant, “I couldn’t imagine not having anything for Christmas.” Said another: “I now know how fortunate I am.” The total spent was $711.44.

Sondra and Dr. William Powers will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary.

They were married on Dec. 16, 1961, in their hometown of Hawesville in Hancock County. Both are graduates of the University of Louisville, where he received his doctorate in medicine and Sondra received her master of arts in teaching.

Following medical school graduation in 1967 and an internship in Orange County, Calif., Dr. Powers assumed active military duty and was deployed to Cu Chi, Vietnam, where he served as a base camp doctor.